Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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The Resource And Science Centre The Resource and Science Centre, which was finally completed in late October, provides Appleby students with academic opportunities second to none in this Country at the Secondary School level. The facili- ties and opportunities which are pro- vided may be considered in two parts: the Resource Centre and the Science Centre, consisting of three spacious labs. In the Resource Centre itself students are able to find material for projects from a collection that includes an initial book stock of about 7000 volumes (one-half of capacity), films, fUmstrips, slides, microfilm, journals, flat pictures, prints, government documents, audio tapes, visual tapes, sheet maps, atlases, etc. There are about forty individual carrels which can be used for study in relative quiet and isolation. A self-contained pro- jection room and other smaller semi- nar rooms facilitate the use of equip- ment and material within the Library and permit small groups to meet and converse without distrubing others. An Instructional Materials Centre at the rear of the Library houses a variety of materials and equipment which permits students and Staff to be pro- ducers of media. Since Appleby is a Residential School, the Library pro- vides such items as games, records, tapes and popular magazines and paperbacks for the recreational needs of the students. Finally a full time professional library staff makes certain that effective and efficient use of the new facilities is achieved. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ' iruiiiiir